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Indigenous Peoples' Day
Indigenous Peoples' Day

Today is Indigenous Peoples' Day, a holiday to celebrate and honour First Nation (Native American) people and commemorate their histories and cultures. Five First Nation artists, across genres: Supaman, Maria Tallchief, Lloyd Kiva New, Joan Hill, and Radmilla Cody, are exemplary models of their heritage. Their work is beautiful, contemporary, and worthy of cultural celebration.

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Lifestyle, ArtMicaëlaIndigenous Peoples Day, Apsaalooke Nation, aboriginal, Creek, Cherokee, Osage, Muskogee, Navajo, First Nation, Native American, Supaman, Maria Tallchief, Joan Hill, Radmilla Cody, Lloyd Kiva New, hip hop, prima ballerina, Grammy Award, Fashion, painterComment
Banksy’s Fake £10 Note Will Become the First Work by the Artist to Enter the British Museum’s Collection
Banksy’s Fake £10 Note Will Become the First Work by the Artist to Enter the British Museum’s Collection

The British Museum has added its first piece by notorious British street artist Banksy to its collection, a counterfeit—counterfeit currency, that is. In 2004, Banksy printed £1 million worth of fake £10 notes that replaced the visage of Queen Elizabeth II with that of late Princess Diana. Banksy then dropped the money on crowds at the Notting Hill Carnival and at the Reading Festival.

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Value, ArtMicaela Contemporary Projectsmuseum, banksy, money, British MuseumComment
The Science of Color Explained by Art
The Science of Color Explained by Art

Color theory—the rules and guidelines regarding color in art and design—was first referenced in 1435. In the late 15th century, Leonardo da Vinci suggested an alternative hierarchy, but it wasn’t until the 18th century that modern color theory emerged from Isaac Newton’s conceptualization of the color wheel, detailed in his book Opticks in 1704.

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Lifestyle, ArtMicaela Contemporary Projectsscience, color, psychology, Leonardo da Vinci, theory, Isaac NewtonComment